Chinthaka Wickramage Associates

Issana Beach House

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

ISSANA BEACH HOUSE

Chinthaka Wickramage Associates

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Chinthaka Wickramage, Nileeka Senerath

MANUFACTURERS
Grohe, Totto, Häfele

PHOTOGRAPHS
Thilina Wijesiri

AREA
5950.0 ft2

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Tangalle, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Located between Matara and Thangalle on Sri Lanka’s lush South – Coast, “Issana Beach house” is ideally situated for visitors who wish to base themselves on a beach and explore the Southern region.

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

At 200 kilometers from Colombo, it is close enough to reach in a few hours but further enough to remain quiet and unspoilt, away from heavy development and crowds at Bentota, Hikkaduwa & Unawatuna.

Mahawela Beach, a 3 Kilometer crescent of light yellow sand, lapped by a turquoise sea, is rightly regarded as one of the finest on the South – Coast.

Rocky Promontories at either end ensure that the current and waves remain placid, making it an ideal Beach for families and older travelers.

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

The design of this Beach Housel drew inspiration from the Vernacular Buildings of the nearby small towns and villages as well as the local culture.

Main Public Areas of the Beach house is located centrally, while Bed rooms were orientated in order to give the best possible ‘view’ of the Garden, the Beach and the Sea beyond while giving increasing Privacy to Guests.

Simple Low Rise Buildings of this Beach House were designed to merge with the surrounding landscape with heavy reliance on locally available materials.

Significant architectural features of the buildings include a mixture of plastered brick masonry walls and worm yellow colour random rubble walls, timber columned Verandahs and half round clay tiled steep roofs.

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

Upper floors of the Beach house is made of light weight timber / decks to give it a light and airy feeling and Japanese touch. Visitor is first taken to a large Forecourt area before approaching the Reception. After checking-in the Visitor is “Squeezed “through a tall narrow Cathedral like triple height access Corridor to the relevant Bed rooms.

The tall narrow corridor terminates in a triple height lounge area giving silhouetted Views of the Garden, the Beach and the Indian Ocean beyond.

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

The garden landscaped with tropical lush green vegetation is accessed through a cobble stone paved Pier complete with plunge pool etc. On one side of the Lobby is located the formal Dining area over-looking a Trapezium shaped courtyard with large tropical tree.

Kitchen, Pantry and the Laundry areas are tucked to the rear of the site. Overall the buildings express a contemporary Vernacular Sri Lankan architectural idiom.

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

The public areas and Guest Bed rooms are Orientated towards the Garden, the beach and the Sea beyond.

Main Lounge and the Upper floor Suite Bed room are rotated by 45o to facilitate maximum possible views of the “sunset” over the far away Bay.

Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri
Issana Beach House
@ Thilina Wijesiri

Different functions of the Beach House are Layed Out in order to optimize the views generated within the site towards the Garden, the Beach and the Sea. The Lounge and the Suite Bed Room wing are twisted by 45 degrees in order to maximize the views of the Sunset over the Indian Ocean and the nearby Bay.


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Issana Beach House
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Chinthaka Wickramage Associates
T +94 777486353
Chinthaka Wickramage Associates
23/16, Upananda Batugedara Mawatha, Chapel Lane Nugegoda, Sri Lanka